The costliest box office flops of all time

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"John Carter," the $250-million fantasy adventure film set on Mars, flopped with the critics and at the box office where it caused the studio to claim an $84 million operating loss during its second quarter. Will it join "Gigli," "Speed Racer" and the rest on our list of the costliest flops of all time?

"John Carter," the $250-million fantasy adventure film set on Mars, flopped with the critics and at the box office where it caused the studio to claim an $84 million operating loss during its second quarter. Will it join "Gigli," "Speed Racer" and the rest on our list of the costliest flops of all time? (Disney)

Director Michael Cimino's infamously bloated western nearly sunk the studio that made and released it, United Artists, when the $44-million production earned less than $3 million in U.S. ticket sales.

Director Michael Cimino's infamously bloated western nearly sunk the studio that made and released it, United Artists, when the $44-million production earned less than $3 million in U.S. ticket sales. (United Artists)